ORDER OF BATTLE // August 30, 1920
Battle of Komarów
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 19,200 estimated
Poland
1,700
Medium-confidence figure
Russian SFSR
17,500
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Komarów, also known as the Battle of Zamość Ring, was one of the most important engagements of the Polish–Soviet War, fought near the village of Komarowo near Zamość between 20 August and 2 September 1920. Polish forces numbering approximately 1,700 faced a Russian SFSR force of around 17,500 under Semyon Budyonny, inflicting some 4,000 casualties on the larger formation. The engagement holds a distinctive place in military history as the last large battle in Europe in which cavalry was employed as cavalry proper rather than as mounted infantry.
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